What Questions to ask an Interviewer

 

                         

What Questions to ask an Interviewer.

 Having some questions to ask in an interview is essential.  Remember at the end of the day it’s a dialogue. Shouldn’t be a monologue. Your job is to make them feel that you are the right candidate for the job. You not only possess the right skills but also the experience.

So, if you consulted with an HR professional they would advise you that you need to show them that you are interested in the job and that’s why you should just ask your questions to show your enthusiasm.

They will advise you that you can ask questions like; what qualities do your top employers have,   Are there opportunities for further training these are not genuine questions and you should avoid at all cost. You need to look and be genuine. See, all of these questions are fine. But I have a much better approach.

One that will definitely increase your chances to get that job. 

Alright, now let’s talk about my approach and how I would develop really smart questions to increase my chances.

There are essentially 2 scenarios applicable to you.

You are either an experienced hire with years of experience or a fresh graduate with limited experience. If you are an experienced hire, then you are obviously joining the firm to add strong values, solve problems, and increase opportunities.

For Experienced:

So, the first question you need to ask yourself is this; - What do you know that the hiring managers may unlikely knowing which would prove your expertise?  Before going to the interview, study their business model very well.

Understand it inside out, and come up with 1 thing which will open hiring manager’s eyes and realize that you know what you are talking about.  He understands that he is not dealing with a hopeful want to-be. You know your piece of cake.  Let’s look at an example now. 

Let’s say you are a management consultant at a director level.  You are interviewing with my employer NMC Consulting for government consulting in Dubai.    

So, in this scenario your question may be; 

one of my contacts from the government recently informed me that the government is considering change at Ministry of Cabinet Affairs. It will be called Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and Future.  I heard its primary mandate is to prepare UAE for post-oil future.

 This will be quite interesting isn’t it?

 Are we already positioned to help the ministry?  I would love to be part of that team if that’s the case or the least introduce my contacts at the Cabinet affairs that we can leverage as subject matter experts.

I think this is a good example.

Let me give you another example.

 This is a real life example actually. My friend just recently interviewed for Uber Eats for a business development role.  Uber Eats if you are not familiar is, Uber’ssolution for restaurant deliveries. So, Uber driver’s delivering foods from restaurants to customers.

Anyway, the question we prepared for my friend was something like this;  See, there are essentially 3 categories of restaurants.

 Category A is fast foods,

 Category B is Fine dining.

 You go to fine dining restaurants not necessarily because of food taste but rather for the ambiance. And

Category C is a restaurant with very good food regardless of the ambiance they provide.

 They may be luxury or very casual. Regardless. So, I believe this is the segment you are targeting. Because otherwise, people wouldn’t pay 15dollars for delivery of a food item that cost 10 dollars or doesn’t taste great.   So, people will use Uber Eats to access those restaurants with amazing and sometimes rare to find food.

Can you let me know if I am correct in my understanding so far?  Because if that’s the case, and if my understanding is correct then I will be the perfect fit as most of my network and previous clients belong to this Category C restaurants…

 It was good wasn’t it?

I think with this answer he was very clearly able to showcase his expertise, understanding of the market dynamics, and even showcase how valuable her network of restaurants is. I will let you know later if he got the job.  

Alright, let’s continue. 

 The other scenario is that you are a fresh graduate and have very limited experience. If that’s the case, I suggest you be humble and refrain from bold positioning statements like we did earlier.

 Some of the good questions for you may be?

If you choose to work with me, 

         What should be my #1 priority?

         Would you mind walking me through a typical day here?

         Where do you see the company in 5 years?

Before I conclude, I need to mention just a few not to dos.

Try to insert your questions during the interview. It will look a lot more natural. This is especially true if you are an experienced hire. An experienced professional will not wait for his turn until the end of the meeting to ask questions.

 Think of it like a business meeting.  People don’t wait until the end to ask their questions. They ask questions when they become relevant.  One last one, don’t ask about the compensation and the benefits or even the training opportunities.  You are not at that stage yet.

Conclusion:

So, Hopefully you got some idea from this article how to act smartly with questions and what to ask an interviewer right?  If you have different thoughts please feel free to put it in the comment box below.

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